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The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep - Paperback

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by William C. Dement (Author)Sleep better, live longer with the groundbreaking information and step-by-step program in this revolutionary book. Healthful sleep has been empirically proven to be the single most important factor in predicting longevity, more influential than diet, exercise, or heredity. And yet we are a sleep-sick society, ignorant of the facts of sleep--and the price of sleep deprivation. In this groundbreaking book, based on decades of study on the frontiers of sleep science,...

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Interstitial Lung Disease, an Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America: Volume 43-2 - Hardcover

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by Kevin K. Brown (Editor), Joshua J. Solomon (Editor)In this issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest editors Joshua Solomon and Kevin Brown bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Interstitial Lung Disease. Top experts address topics such as IPF and other PF-ILDs, Post-Covid ILD, CTLD-ILD, Sarcoidosis, and more. Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including Pulmonary Vasculitis and Alveolar Hemorrhage; Eosinophilic Interstitial Lung Diseases; Occupational Lung Disease; Sm...

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by Robert J. Sawyer (Author)Dr. Peter Hobson has created three electronic simulations of his own personality. But they all have escaped from Hobson's computer into the web-and one of them is a killer.Author BiographyRobert J. Sawyer has been called "the dean of Canadian science fiction" by The Ottawa Citizen.He is one of only seven writers in history--and the only Canadian--to win all three of the world's top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year: the Hugo (which he won in 2003 fo...

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by John Lescroart (Author)When HMO executive Tim Markham is hit by a car during a morning jog through his exclusive San Francisco neighborhood, he has the bad luck to be transported to one of his own hospitals . . . and winds up dead in his ICU bed. But in spite of the rumors about his company's substandard care, this death appears to be a case of malice, not of malpractice--especially after Markham's entire family is gunned down in their home.Lt. Abe Glitsky has strong suspicions about a doc...

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by Robert Marion (Author)Do you know what your doctor really thinks or how your doctor really feels about medicine and about you? The seeds lie in the critical first few years of a medical education, and Dr. Robert Marion, director of the Center for Congenital Disorders at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, draws from his own experiences as student, intern, and resident to provide some surprising -- and sobering -- answers. In the course of twenty gripping, illuminating, and extraord...

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The Third Twin: A Novel of Suspense - Paperback

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by Ken Follett (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERUsing a restricted FBI database, genetic researcher Jeanie Ferrami has located identical twins born to different mothers. Frightened by her bizarre discovery, she is determined to discover the truth at any cost--until she finds herself at the center of a scandal that could ruin her career. To extricate herself, Jeannie plunges into a maze of hidden evidence. With growing horror, she uncovers a cynical, far-reaching conspiracy involving disturbi...

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Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph Over Autism - Paperback

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by Catherine Maurice (Author)She was a beautiful doelike child, with an intense, graceful fragility. In her first year, she picked up words, smiled and laughed, and learned to walk. But then Anne-Marie began to turn inward. And when her little girl lost some of the words she had acquired, cried inconsolably, and showed no interest in anyone around her, Catherine Maurice took her to doctors who gave her a devastating diagnosis: autism.In their desperate struggle to save their daughter, the Mau...

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by Robin Cook (Author)It was the magic and mystery of an empire long past that beautiful Erica Baron came to explore. Innocently she cast her eyes in forbidden places and discovered the clue to a treasure beyond imagination. It was then that terror overtook her, as the most fearful curse of the ancient world and the most savage menace of the modern one threatened to detroy her. One dangerously attractive man offered Erica help...he offered her protection...he offered her love. And in this str...

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Biology Coloring Workbook, 2nd Edition: An Easier and Better Way to Learn Biology - Paperback

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by The Princeton Review (Author), Edward Alcamo (Author)An Easier and Better Way to Learn Biology. The Biology Coloring Workbook, 2nd Edition uses the act of coloring to provide you with a clear and concise understanding of biological structures. Learning interactively through coloring fixes biological concepts in the mind and promotes quick recall on exams. It's a less frustrating, more efficient way to learn than rote memorization from textbooks or lecture notes An invaluable resource for ...

Anatomy Coloring Workbook, 4th Edition: An Easier and Better Way to Learn Anatomy - Paperback

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by The Princeton Review (Author), Edward Alcamo (Author)An Easier and Better Way to Learn Anatomy. The Anatomy Coloring Workbook, 4th Edition uses the act of coloring to provide you with a clear and concise understanding of anatomy. This interactive approach takes less time than rote memorization, and thoroughly fixes anatomical concepts in your mind for easier visual recall later. An invaluable resource for students of anatomy, physiology, biology, psychology, nursing & nutrition, medici...

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The Medical Detectives: The Classic Collection of Award-Winning Medical Investigative Reporting - Paperback

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by Berton Roueche (Author)The classic collection of award-winning medical investigative reporting. What do Lyme's disease in Long Island, a pig from New Jersey, and am amateur pianist have in common? All are subjects in three of 24 utterly fascinating tales of strange illnesses, rare diseases, poisons, and parasites--each tale a thriller of medical suspense by the incomparable Berton Rouech . The best of his New Yorker articles are collected here to astound readers with intriguing tales of ep...

Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD That Restores Attention, Minimizes Hyperactivity, and Helps Eliminate Drug Side Effe - Paperback

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by James Greenblatt (Author), Bill Gottlieb (Author)Discover the ADHD solution for your child with this holistic, evidence-based, and customizable approach to alleviating unwanted symptoms without relying on medication. "A clear, effective, and science-based program that gives you all the building blocks to treat ADHD naturally and effectively."--Daniel G. Amen, M.D., founder of Amen Clinics and New York Times bestselling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life ADHD is not a discipline ...

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The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--And How Eating More Might Save Your Life - Hardcover

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by James Dinicolantonio (Author)What if everything you know about salt is wrong? A leading cardiovascular research scientist explains how this vital crystal got a negative reputation, and shows how to lower blood pressure and experience weight loss using salt. The Salt Fix is essential reading for everyone on the keto diet We've all heard the recommendation: eat no more than a teaspoon of salt a day for a healthy heart. Health-conscious Americans have hewn to the conventional wisdom that y...

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by S. L. Viehl (Author)From the national bestselling author of the Crystal Healer The newest book in the thrilling Stardoc series Dispatched to investigate an unidentified ship that has emerged from a mysterious rift in space, Cherijo discovers technology far more advanced than anything she's ever seen. Before she can unravel the alien ship's mystery, Cherijo's own ship is sucked into the rift and transported through time. Unless she can find a way to reopen the rift, they will remain trap...

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The Vitamin D Solution: A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problems - Paperback

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by Michael F. Holick (Author), Andrew Weil (Foreword by)"This information can save your life. Really."--Christiane Northrup, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Goddesses Never Age and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom Many Americans have succumbed to the scare tactics of the dermatological community, and avoid sunlight for fear of skin cancer and premature aging. Therefore, most of us suffer from vitamin D deficiency, which causes daily aches, pains, and fatigue, worsens serious illnesses...

Arrowsmith: Pulitzer Prize Winner - Paperback

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by Sinclair Lewis (Author), Sally E. Parry (Introduction by), E. L. Doctorow (Afterword by)With an afterword by E. L. Doctorow--the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of one man's pursuit of intellectual freedom in the face of ignorance and corruption, from the author of Babbit Arrowsmith, the most widely read of Sinclair Lewis's novels, is the incisive portrait of a man passionately devoted to science. As a bright, curious boy in a small Midwestern town, Martin Arrowsmith spends his free time in o...

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Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All - Paperback

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by Paul A. Offit (Author)In 2014, California suffered the largest and deadliest outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in more than fifty years. This tragedy was avoidable. An effective vaccine has been available since the 1940s. In recent years other diseases, like measles and mumps, have also made a comeback. The reason for these epidemics can be traced to a group whose vocal proponents insist, despite evidence to the contrary, that vaccines are poison. As a consequence, paren...

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by Gareth Thomas (Author)Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction, Second Edition provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to this evolving and multidisciplinary area of research. Building on the success of the First Edition, this edition has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in the field. Written in an accessible style, Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction, Second Edition carefully explains fundamental principles, assuming little in the way of prior kn...

Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists: A Practical Approach - Paperback

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by Robert C. Elston (Author), William Johnson (Author)Anyone who attempts to read genetics or epidemiology research literature needs to understand the essentials of biostatistics. This book, a revised new edition of the successful Essentials of Biostatistics has been written to provide such an understanding to those who have little or no statistical background and who need to keep abreast of new findings in this fast moving field. Unlike many other elementary books on biostatistics, the main ...

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Open Heart: A Cardiac Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table - Hardcover

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by Stephen Westaby (Author)In gripping prose, one of the world's leading cardiac surgeons lays bare both the wonder and the horror of a life spent a heartbeat away from death When Stephen Westaby witnessed a patient die on the table during open-heart surgery for the first time, he was struck by the quiet, determined way the surgeons walked away. As he soon understood, this detachment is a crucial survival strategy in a profession where death is only a heartbeat away. In Open Heart, Westaby r...

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The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine Is in Your Hands - Paperback

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by Eric Topol (Author)The essential guide by one of America's leading doctors to how digital technology enables all of us to take charge of our health A trip to the doctor is almost a guarantee of misery. You'll make an appointment months in advance. You'll probably wait for several hours until you hear the doctor will see you now-but only for fifteen minutes! Then you'll wait even longer for lab tests, the results of which you'll likely never see, unless they indicate further (and more inv...

Lower Extremity Wounds: A Problem-Based Approach - Paperback

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by Karen Ousey (Editor), Caroline McIntosh (Editor)Lower limb wounds are frequently observed in clinical practice and often present a real challenge for health care practitioners. Lower extremity wound care requires a multidisciplinary approach involving a number of different health care professionals in order to achieve optimum patient care. Nurses and podiatrists, in particular, are frequently involved in the assessment and management of lower extremity wounds, often working in partnership....

Computational Drug Design: A Guide for Computational and Medicinal Chemists [With CDROM] - Hardcover

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by D. C. Young (Author)Helps you choose the right computational tools and techniques to meet your drug design goals Computational Drug Design covers all of the major computational drug design techniques in use today, focusing on the process that pharmaceutical chemists employ to design a new drug molecule. The discussions of which computational tools to use and when and how to use them are all based on typical pharmaceutical industry drug design processes. Following an introduction, the book ...

Handbook of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy - Paperback

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by Scott D. Miller (Editor), Mark a. Hubble (Editor), Barry L. Duncan (Editor)The definitive guide for succeeding in an era of managed care This state-of-the-art resource?a compilation of works from the nation's leading practitioners?offers mental health practitioners the tools for applying solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) techniques. Filled with the most current research information, illustrative case examples, and practical suggestions, it uses a framework that integrates the solutio...

Mathematics for Biomedical Applications - Paperback

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by Stanton A. Glantz (Author)This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1979. Number of Pages: 438 Dimensions: 0.97 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publicatio...

Trials of a Forensic Psychologist: A Casebook - Paperback

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by Charles Patrick Ewing (Author)A fascinating collection of ten high-profile cases illustrating the controversial, often contentious-yet essential-role of forensic psychology in the American justice system Written by psychologist and lawyer Charles Patrick Ewing, one of the country's leading experts on forensic psychology, Trials of a Forensic Psychologist: A Casebook is a scholarly, thought-provoking collection of cases from the author's three decades of professional experience. Bringing to...

The Add / ADHD Checklist: A Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers - Paperback

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by Sandra F. Rief (Author)The bestselling guide, fully revised and updated, offering practical information and tips to help every child with ADHD succeed The ADD/ADHD Checklist helps parents and teachers to better understand children and teenagers with attention problems and provide the kind of support and intervention that is crucial to kids' success. Presented in a concise, easy-to-read checklist format, the book is packed with practical advice and information on a wide range of topics, inc...

Supply Chain Management in the Drug Industry: Delivering Patient Value for Pharmaceuticals and Biologics - Hardcover

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by Hedley Rees (Author)This book bridges the gap between practitioners of supply-chain management and pharmaceutical industry experts. It aims to help both these groups understand the different worlds they live in and how to jointly contribute to meaningful improvements in supply-chains within the globally important pharmaceutical sector. Scientific and technical staff must work closely with supply-chain practitioners and other relevant parties to help secure responsive, cost effective and ri...

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by E. J. Corey (Author), Barbara Czakó (Author), László Kürti (Author)Molecules and Medicine provides, for the first time ever, a completely integrated look at chemistry, biology, drug discovery, and medicine. It delves into the discovery, application, and mode of action of more than one hundred of the most significant molecules in use in modern medicine. Opening sections of the book provide a unique, clear, and concise introduction, which enables readers to understand chemical formulas.Back ...

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by Ruby Parker Puckett (Author)"The fourth edition of the book that has become a classic in the field offers a comprehensive review of the management and operation of health care food service departments. This edition includes the most current data on the successful management of daily operations and includes information on a wide variety of topics such as leadership, quality control, human resource management, communications, and financial control and management. This new edition also contai...

Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of MedicalSchool and Residency - Hardcover

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by Molly Cooke (Author), David M. Irby (Author), Bridget C. O'Brien (Author)Front JacketPRAISE FOR EDUCATING PHYSICIANS "Educating Physicians provides a masterful analysis of undergraduate and graduate medical education in the United States today. It represents a major educational document, based firmly on educational psychology, learning theory, empirical studies, and careful personal observations of many individual programs. It also recognizes the importance of financing, regulation, and in...

Medical Device Clinical Trials - Hardcover

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by Salah M. Abdel-Aleem (Author)Clinical trials tasks and activities are widely diverse and require certain skill sets to both plan and execute. This book provides professionals in the field of clinical research with valuable information on the challenging issues of the design, execution, and management of clinical trials, and how to resolve these issues effectively. It discusses key obstacles such as challenges to patient recruitment, investigator and study site selection, and dealing with c...